# Serial ASCII Communication with Ignition

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Not with Edge. It doesn't permit gateway scripting, nor does it permit SQL access.  
In a standard install, this is relatively easy in combination with the Serial Module. Or if you are using a TCP-to-serial converter, with native Java networking.

This topic might be helpful:

> [@How to listen serial data without interruption](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-listen-serial-data-without-interruption/15709/2):
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> This is actually a rather challenging task, requiring a background thread constantly listening to the serial port. You might find inspiration in this example: [clientserial.py](https://www.automation-pros.com/ignition/clientserial.py).

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